title: Maxillary, mandibular, and hyoid advancement for treatment of obstructive sleep apnea: a review of 40 patients.
abstract: Forty patients with documented obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) were evaluated following maxillary and mandibular osteotomies (MMO). All patients were evaluated before and after surgery by a physical examination, fiberoptic pharyngoscopy, cephalometric analysis, and polysomnography. Ninety-seven percent of the patients responded to the surgical treatment, based on the polysomnogram. The present indications for MMO are severe OSAS, morbid obesity, and severe mandibular deficiency.
authors.affiliation: Sleep Disorders Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, CA.
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Riley
authors.forename: N B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Powell
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Guilleminault
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002508:Cephalometry; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006928:Hyoid Bone / Q000601:surgery*; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery*; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*; D011300:Preoperative Care; D012123:Pulmonary Ventilation; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*